Did us a favor. So did Palace. After a 4-0 drubbing, United need to show a reaction and put in a top performance in their next game. And Arsenal losing would give them extra motivation that they can still qualify for the CL. Had United won today, they could have afforded to lose on Wednesday, now there is no room for error.
Exactly how I feel about it.
I'm glad they lost, and Arsenal as well.
United are still in with a chance for top 4, but they'll have to win their games. If they had beaten Everton, I can imagine Ole rotating and being left of the hook if they lost.
Now they have to win, otherwise they'll drop out of the race for the top 4 AND Ole is going to look like a massive fraud AND the players face a hefty slice off on their salaries+ clearly it would be the players that were the issue rather than Mourinho.
They wouldn't want to be the squad and manager that lose 4 successive league games. They've got to fight for some pride, whatever is left. And after a 0-4 drubbing, I think they'll be extra motivated not to be made to look like fools in front of their supporters.
At least, I'm really hoping so!
The United fixture was the one I truly felt they'd drop points. That and at Burnley.